Tag Archives: Michael Curtiz

CASABLANCA vs. TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT

Posted on September 11, 2013 by willmckinley

Is Howard Hawks’ TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT (1944) a better film than Michael Curtiz’s CASABLANCA (1942)? Filmmaker and critic Dan Sallitt thinks so. “You will probably feel the CASABLANCA presence hanging over the movie. For a long time, that … Continue reading →

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GOD’S GIFT TO WOMEN (1931) from Warner Archive: One Kiss and You Die!

Posted on January 2, 2013 by willmckinley

The year is 1931. Three undressed women catfight over the lover they share – wrestling in his bed, tearing at each other’s skimpy negligees. One of them is Louise Brooks, pansexual star of some of the sultriest silent films ever … Continue reading →

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